Is That Your Mama?

Josie loves her family. They’re the best and they do all look different, but she is fed up with people asking ‘Is that your Mama?’ every time they go somewhere together.

Josie starts to wonder if her family are all supposed to look the same; how would it feel if they were all blue… or if they were hummingbirds… then no one would ask questions. Maybe families should look alike…  maybe other people are right and her family don’t belong together after all.

Her family are worried and together, make a plan to find a way to help Josie see what truly matters and what it really means to be a family. Josie revels in the love and comfort and soon realises that her family do belong together after all.

Award-winning author Patrice Lawrence, who herself comes from a blended family, has written many books for children which enable to them to empathise with her true-to-life characters. This book was inspired by her own experiences with her daughter and will provide much comfort and encouragement to younger readers and parents in similar situations. The glorious colour illustrations from Diane Ewen bring this warm and empowering story to life, encouraging everyone to celebrate the differences in families and in our society as a whole.